The Rosie Schaap Interview

Dec. 21, 2012
After all the Christmas posts this week, I know you expected me to interview a snowperson (why always a man? Or a woman? Snow gender need not be so definitive!) but instead today I’m chatting with someone who will (I hope) not melt away.

'Afternoon Shift' #203: Prohibition playback

Dec. 4, 2012
The Vanecko indictment, collect calls from prisoners, massage parlors in Lakeview and more.  

Booming craft breweries attract new beer makers to Chicago

Sep. 20, 2012
The burgeoning craft brewery industry has led a growing number of Chicago beer lovers to start their own businesses.

Fans out early for Cubs home opener

Apr. 1, 2011
The Chicago Cubs play their home opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday afternoon. Some fans were getting an early start Friday morning.The sun wasn't even peeking over the Lake Michigan horizon, but a couple of the bars near Wrigley Field already had lines.

Best bars for the Bears-Packers showdown

Jan. 19, 2011
To truly enjoy a football game you need a beer in one hand and a brat in the other! ESPN's Lester Munson told "Eight Forty-Eight," the Bears-Packer meet up is the biggest sports event in Chicago history.